Writing Music for Hit Songs: Including New Songs from the '90s
- ISBN-10
- 0028646789
- ISBN-13
- 9780028646787
- Category
- Music theory
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Schirmer Trade Books
- Author
- Jai Josefs
Description
Everyone dreams of placing a song on the Top-40 charts, but few know how to take this dream and make it a reality. This book takes the beginning songwriter from music basics through creating complete songs in rock, country, RandB, and theatrical forms. The author uses real, current hit songs as examples; recorded by noted songwriters and artists including. Book jacket.
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